There's one other downside to leaning which Ed has not yet mentioned.
Yesterday I accidentally leaned, to an angle of roughly 100 degrees, and I found that the road made my face sore. I tried again a few miles later, same result.
So, for many reasons, don't lean.
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There's one other downside to leaning which Ed has not yet mentioned.
Yesterday I accidentally leaned, to an angle of roughly 100 degrees, and I found that the road made my face sore. I tried again a few miles later, same result.
So, for many reasons, don't lean.